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A claim by the former BBC director-general Mark Thompson that he “never heard
any allegations” against Jimmy Savile until after he had left the
corporation last month has been called into question by evidence from a BBC
journalist.

Caroline Hawley, a BBC foreign correspondent, told The Times that she
thought she had informed Mr Thompson of the “broad context” of the Newsnight
investigation, which was into allegations of sex abuse.

Mr Thompson is due to start next month as chief executive of The New York
Times.

Ms Hawley said that she had raised concerns about the axing of the
investigation